IPOs of Venture-Funded Cos. Raise $5 Bln: "The initial public offerings of 67 venture capital-funded U.S. companies raised $4.98 billion in 2004, more than tripling from the $1.41 billion raised in 22 deals during 2003, VentureOne said on Saturday."—Reuters via Yahoo! News

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